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METAL TIE FOR RAILWAY TRACKS.

No. $51,996. Patented Nov. 2, 1886.

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CHARLES NETTER, OF NEW' YORK, N.Y.

METAL TIE FOR RAILWAY-TRACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,996I dated November 2, 1886.

` Application filed March 24,1886. serial m1911419. (No modem To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that' I, CHARLES NETTER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented new and' useful Improvements in Metal Ties for Railway-Tracks, of 'which the following is a specification.

This invention consists in a U-shaped metal tie for railway-tracks, an L-shaped sh-plate to connect the ends of the rails, and connectingbolts, all constructedand arranged substantially as hereindescribed and shown.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a side elevation of my improved metal U-shaped tie, with a sectional view of the ordinary rails mounted y upon the edges of its upper open side, and

the manner of securing them to the tie. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation of two ties, with fragments of two rails secured thereto by lish-plates and hook-shaped bolt-s and nuts. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of my imy proved U-shaped tie with` the rails removed therefrom, showing the notches in the upper edges of its open sideto receive the base ot' the rails and the fish-plates.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all of the figures.

A `in the accompanying drawings represents a metal tie to be used in the construction of railways, and which resembles a rectangular box with one of its sides and the two ends removed. This metal tie is intended to be embedded in the earth, in the usual manner of embedding railway-ties, with its open side up, as shown in Fig. 2,`the two-edges B BV of which are recessed or notched to receive the base of the rails G and the lower edges bf the sh-plates. By this construction the notches in the tie receive the lateral or outward pressure of the rails, thus relieving the fastenings of all lateral pressure, and the tendency of the track to spread apart, which is most important in short curves or loose ground. These ties are provided lwith openings4 O in their sides, to receive the hooked ends of connecting-bolts D, the straight ends of which extend upward and throughv the lower sides of fish-plates E, and are provided with nuts L, by which the rails are drawn down into their notched seats and firmly held therein, as shown in Figs. l and 2. These fish plates E are fitted to and extend up the sides of the rails, and are secured thereto by transverse bolts and nuts I in the usual manner.

In Fig. 2 theends of the two rails Gr are represented as vmeeting centrally between the sides of the U-shaped tie, the fish -plate E overlapping the ends of the rails and extending considerably beyond the o'uter sides of the tie along the rails, so as to firmly connect and support the ends of the rails at different points. i

It will be observed that by notching the edges of the open sides of the tie to receive the hase of the rails and the fish-plates, as shown in the several figures, alld securing the rails in their seats in the notched edges of the tie by the hook-shaped bolts D, they are prevented from rising in their seats, and are firmly maintained in position laterally by bearing against the ends of notches B, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

Where it is not necessary to employ the fish-plates E to secure the rails to the tie,

the nuts L of the hook-shaped bolts, with a in effect as the ordinary hook-headed spike p driven into a wooden tie. These ties may be made of cast or rolled iron or steel, to suit the various manufacturers and users, and may be ribbed to stiften and sllpport the sides and bottom, if required.

If preferred, the hookedends' of the bolts D may extend downward, so as to hook over the lower edges of the tie. This form of construction, however, would require longer bolts, and would add somewhat to the expense of the bolts in the additional weight of metal.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination witha U-shaped metal tie for railways, having notches in the edges of its open sides to receive thebase of the rails, beyond the edges of the base of the rails, and and openings C, to receive the hooked ends of the hookfshaped bolts D, substantially as herero the bolts D, the fshplates E, substantially as i in described mid shown. herein described.

5 2. In combination with :L U-shaped metal CHARLES AETTLR' tie for railways, provided With notches in Vitvnesses: the upper edges of its open sides to receive the J. C. ROBERTSON,

base of the rails, the sh-plate E, extending JAS. H. BURK. 

